7 Simple Tips to Increase Your YouTube Channel Subscribers

This is true that there is no shortcut for increasing subscribers till when your views will not increase.

We have seen that most of the Youtubers quit their journey before completing 1k subscribers. They don’t know that they need to do hard work for first 1k subscribers after that the journey become simple.

Having an experience of running our own Digital Marketing Agency we have seen that for first 1k subscribers you have to do lot of efforts after that it start becoming less complicated.

In our YouTube marketing journey we have realized that after completing 10k subscriber for your channels your views for new videos will automatically grow and after 50k subscribers you will see that your new video will get automatically a good number of views. So we will always request you to not quit this journey so much easily.

Here I am mentioning few activities which you have to instantly start implementing on your channels for increasing its subscribers and views.

1. End Screen & Annotations option:

This is one of the great features of YouTube marketing. So, you must have to utilize this for growing your YouTube Channel subscribers and views.

Your first step will be you have to login into your YouTube account then you will see this option mentioned below in attached screen shot.

After clicking on End Screen & Annotations Tab you will directly redirects to another page where you will see add element option as mention in the attached screenshot.

Once you will click on the Tab “Add Element” option it will show a pop up with few features such as:

Video to Play List

Subscribe

Channel

Link of website

There is not any hard rule for using this feature. You just have to use 2 different videos with subscribe button or you can use most recent video with most popular and subscribe option or you can use 3 different videos with subscribe option.

Check below shared example that has combination of 2 popular/similar videos with social media and YouTube subscribe button.

This feature will help you in increasing the views, subscribers and revenue. Only remember that quality of videos should be good. Please check the below mentioned screenshot.

2. Collaborate with Similar Audience, not Just Channels:

Collaboration is a great way to gain an audience, make connections and showcase your creativity. Many people will suggest you to “Find the same channel as you have to collaborate with!” Well this is not a bad advice but exactly not the best advice.

There are a lot of YouTubers who want to do video collaborations with other creators, but finding the right one can be difficult. Fortunately, there are good online forums and places where you can find other people who are looking to collaboration, too. Check out some of the links mentioned below for online forums and social media groups you can start using to connect with other YouTubers.

3. Business Card:

Traditional marketing is still in use. When it comes to marketing your YouTube channel Business cards are quite effective way. The card you are using for more impactful results should include your YouTube name and links to your social clutter.

Check below shared example that has all the things with very good format including company name, person profile, website name and YouTube Channel URL.

4. Interact with Your Audience:

Interaction with your audience is very important for your long term growth. To make viewers feel appreciated, it is necessary for you to engage with them.

These are the few ways through which you can interact with your audience Twitter, Google Hangouts, Google+ Community Page, Facebook Groups and YouTube Comments. Try replying to people on time who watch your videos. When it becomes evident that you are connected your audience will start reply you back, join your channel and become your new subscriber in no time.

5. Awesome Title:

A title plays a key role in promoting your YouTube channel. Therefore, it is important that your YouTube video contain great titles. The title should be something catchy, unique and include keywords. A great title can attract a lot of attention, so, it should be fascinating that people can’t take their eyes off without watching it.

Let us take some examples:

7 Awesome Tips to Write an Eye Catchy Video Titles

10 Mind blowing Facts about Video Marketing

In above titles we have used combination of Numbers + Expressive Language + Targeted Keyword

Like we have shown the screenshot where you can take idea for writing video Titles

6. Use Hash tags:

When it comes to social media platforms, use of hash tags is important. Be it Google+, Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms that use these hash tags. # helps to increases your potential reach. Anyone looking for something related to your post, on the basis of your hash tag will come across your post automatically, whenever they search for it. Only use relevant hash tags when you create a post which is linked to your YouTube video. Someone who is making videos on cooking can use the hash tag #cookingtips, #cookeryshow or #recipes. With hash tags, you can reach people who might not be currently following you.

7. Spy on Competitors Videos:

This is one of the most important moves that you have to make i.e. keep a close eye on your competitors. You should know what they have done and are up to. On the basis of collected information, find out how you can improve and implement those ideas. You don’t have to behave like a copycat because what works for others might not work for you. It is completely fine to be aware of the latest happenings but at the end of the day it should be your own plan and strategy.

For example in our case, we consider our personal strategy we mainly consider the top 10 YouTubers and make the strategy according to them.

We hope each of these points helps you to take the best corrective action for increasing your views and subscribers on YouTube. Tell us your experience and if these points did help you in improving your performance. For any doubts or queries mention it in the comments section below. Do not forget to subscribe to our newsletter and share it on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn.

About Author

Abhishek Nigam

A Digital Marketing Consultant, Abhishek has an experience of more than 3.5 years with some of most renowned brands like LG, Crunchbase, Porch.com, VLCC, HomeShop18, Gaadi.com etc. His expertise lies in SEO, SMO, PPC, Affiliate, Facebook Advertising and Market Places along with sharing his views on blogs. He is the founder of www.SearchEngineTimes.Com base in the year 2016 and is based at South Delhi. This online portal offers latest news and information related to search engine marketing.